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Index of Eight Core Industries (Base: 2004-05=100) July 2011

The Index of Eight core industries having a combined weight of 37.90 per cent in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) with base 2004-05 stood at 143.22 in July 2011 and registered a growth of 7.8% compared to 5.7% registered in July 2010. During April-July 2011-12, eight core industries registered a growth of 5.8% as against 6.5% during the corresponding period of the previous year 2010-11.

Coal

Coal production (weight of 4.38% in the IIP) registered a growth of 2.4% in July 2011 compared to growth of 4.5% in July 2010. Coal production grew by 0.7% during April-July 2011-12 compared to an increase of 0.6% during the same period of 2010-11.

Crude Oil

Crude Oil production (weight of 5.22% in the IIP) registered a growth of 1.4 % in July 2011 compared to a growth of 15.8% in July 2010. The Crude Oil production registered a growth of 7.3% during April-July 2011-12 compared to 8.4% during the same period of 2010-11.

Natural Gas

Natural Gas production (weight of 1.71% in the IIP) registered a growth of (-) 8.2% in July 2011 compared to growth of 20.0% in July 2010. The Natural Gas production registered a growth of (-) 9.7% during April-July 2011-12 compared to 32.3% during the same period of 2010-11.

Petroleum Refinery Products

Petroleum refinery production (weight of 5.94% in the IIP) registered a growth of 3.9% in July 2011 compared to growth of 13.7% in July 2010. The Petroleum refinery production registered a growth of 4.9% during April-July 2011-12 compared to 7.3% during the same period of 2010-11.

Fertilizers

Fertilizer production (weight of 1.25% in the IIP) registered a growth of (-) 1.6% in July 2011 compared to (-) 0.3% in July 2010.Fertilizer production grew by 0.4% during April-July 2011-12 compared to an increase of (-) 2.0% during the same period of 2010-11.

Steel (Alloy + Non-Alloy)

Steel production (weight of 6.68% in the IIP) registered a growth of 15.5% in July 2011 compared to (-) 2.9% in July 2010. Steel production grew by 10.1% during April-July 2011-12 compared to an increase of 5.5% during the same period of 2010-11.

Cement

Cement production (weight of 2.41% in the IIP) registered a growth of 10.6% in July 2011 compared to (-) 0.2% in July 2010. Cement Production grew by 1.8% during April-July 2011-12 compared to an increase of 5.3% during the same period of 2010-11.

Electricity

Electricity generation (weight of 10.32% in the IIP) registered a growth of 13.0% in July 2011 compared to a growth of 4.2% in July 2010. Electricity generation grew by 9.4% during April-July 2011-12 compared to 5.3% during the same period of 2010-11.